Wish Upon the Night Sky (Naruto Fanfic)

Chapter 47

Usagi 47

>>>>CHAPTER 47<<<<

>>>>Dead or Alive<<<<

Usagi was by no means a weak ninja. She was more than capable of taking care of herself and rarely ever lost a battle.

The only time she would lose a battle was when she was distracted. Essentially, that was Usagi's only weakness. Usagi cared too much about the state of others around her, and instead of focussing on her own battles, she worried about others.

It was that very problem that left her unconscious and slung over Deidara's shoulder.

"Sasori, the wall's almost gone." The blonde Akatsuki commented, watching as the wall in front of them continued to fall down. The seal had been broken, but it didn't matter now, they had already extracted the One Tail.

"... The Jinchuriki is dead, isn't he?"

"..." Deidara kicked Gaara's body. "... Yup, un."

"Then focus on the enemy."

Deidara created a large clay bird to easily make a quick escape, then stood alongside Sasori as the rest of the wall came crumbling down.

Naruto and Kakashi entered first, followed by Sakura and Chiyo.

"Didn't Pain say that a jinchuriki was with them?" Deidara questioned, a cocky smile plastered to his face. "I wonder which one it is, hm?"

Rage rose up in Naruto as he looked ahead of him. The Akatsuki member, the blonde one, was smirking while holding Usagi carelessly over his shoulder and while one foot was rested over Gaara's body.

"You..." The Nine Tails chakra started oozing from Naruto. "You're dead."

"... That would be him then." Sasori said, referring to him as being the jinchuriki.

"Seems like it, hm." Deidara's smirk widened.

"Gaara! Usagi!" Naruto called out. "Get up!!"

Deidara snickered as Naruto continued to yell, to call out to a dead boy and an unconscious girl.

"Naruto," Kakashi spoke up, a strong guilt plaguing him as he said the word. "Stop." It was hopeless.

Naruto paused, his yelling coming to a halt and his form slumped over. He knew. He just didn't want it to be real. Yelling was a lot easier than facing the truth.

"He's already dead, un." The blonde said, his smirk turning into a twisted smile.

Tears welled up in Naruto's eyes. "Give him back..." He said. "Give him back!!" Naruto charged, his fox chakra pouring from his body as his emotions spilled out.

But Deidara simply held out Usagi's body, making it so that if Naruto were to attack him, he would need to attack her.

"You bastard." Naruto's fists trembled as he spoke.

"Hey, Sasori," Deidara called his red haired partner, gaining his attention. "I'll take the bodies with me. The jinchuriki seems to really want them, so I'll take care of them."

"Our quota is one a piece." The puppet growled. "If I were you, I wouldn't push my luck, Deidara."

"An artist always seeks excitement. Lest his senses turn dull. This jinchuriki, the host of the Nine Tails... from what I hear, he is fairly strong, hm?"

"What? Are you calling those explosions of yours art?" Sasori almost snorted. "Art is a work of beauty, captured and left for prosperity. Art is eternal."