Game of Shadows by Adrian King1

Chapter 91

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto nor The Gamer. I own nothing, really.

Cover Art: Kissuli.

Chapter 91

"Wow, he thinks he stands a chance," Deidara pointed out mockingly.

"He does," Confirmed Sasori with a nod of the puppet's head. Eiji could hear and feel the curiosity coming from the latter. As if the man couldn't understand how he thought he could take them.

Keeping an eye on everything with Senjutsu, Eiji took a look inside, checking on his only companions for the moment. Kage and Hachi might not be able to do much, but they could help him process information faster, maybe notice something that he didn't. Tsuchigumo, for her part, would be invaluable in the coming fight.

"We are ready, Eiji," Hachi said, easily taking over the smallest bit so that they could share his senses.

"Let's do this," Kage agreed.

The Chakra Beast, for her part, barked loudly, almost enthusiastically. The chakra she was already feeding him increased and he felt his strength increase. Fortunately, it wasn't enough to leak outside. He wouldn't want to tip his opponents on that just yet.

"Or maybe not," Deidara corrected with a tilt of his head and a slight widening of his smirk. "What happened, little-?"

Before he could finish that question though, Eiji Flickered to the side. Instantly, he created a clone that dispelled just as fast. 'Ok, the team knows what's up now,' He thought, analyzing the situation.

"That was rude, you-" Deidara continued, demonstrating that he could easily follow his movement. Both him and his partner were already facing him.

'Yeah, because sending explosive creations that the other person can't see is polite,' Eiji thought to himself. He didn't say it though, better to leave them thinking that he didn't know about that.

Once more, before the man could finish speaking, he sent Electromagnetic Murder towards both of them. It wouldn't do anything, he knew... to them at least, since they easily dodged the technique. However, the Lightning Release technique did fry Deidara's clay creations. 'Senjutsu is bullshit,' He thought then. He either had forgotten or didn't initially even know that the explosive constructs were made of mainly Earth Release, which, as it happened, was weak to Lightning. However, his Senjutsu sensing had told him that, just as it told him that Deidara had Earth and Lightning affinity, which was probably the combination for Explosion, and Sasori had a Wind one.

"You are a little shit, aren't you?" Deidara asked then, clearly growing annoyed, especially by Eiji's ruining of his creations. 'Too bad.'

"Thank you," Eiji said, using the same mocking tone the blonde had used. Then he twisted his body to dodge a senbon coated in poison. Sasori had grown tired of their little game, it seemed.

"Start taking this seriously," The puppet master told his partner. "That clone was to tell his team that we are here," He added. 'Well, there goes that,' Eiji thought with a grimace. It had been too much to ask that they would play around until the team arrived, but one could dream.

"Aw, fine," Deidara all but whined, guiding his bigger clay sculptures to attack him. Eiji noticed, however, that the ones that were invisible to the eye were kept where they were. 'Oh, he doesn't want them getting caught in the fire if I use more Lightning.'

'I could use that though...' He considered.

"It'd be better to save it for its main target," Kage pointed out and Eiji had to reluctantly agree with that. It'd make things so much easier though, that he was very tempted.