Konoha's Lost Kunoichi

The Girl I Left Behind; The Lonely Blossom

"Sasori, regarding the One Tails-" The man stopped talking. I glanced over from the table I was at working on one of the many puppets Sasori assigned me to detail to see a blonde man staring at me from the doorway.

He donned the red clouds on a black cloak, one I've seen many times on Sasori. "Who are you?" His face twisted with confusion. I just continued to stare at him.

This is my first time meeting any other members aside from the sadist puppet master.

Another potential teacher. "My name is Miyuna. I'm currently Sasori's protege." I greeted the blonde. The blonde just stared at me weirdly. "You're . . . Sasori's protege? Willingly?" He asked to make absolutely sure.

I nodded my head. He didn't look like he could comprehend it. "You're in the way." The redhead spoke in his usual cold voice.

The blonde nearly jumped at his sudden appearance. "Move. And quit bothering her. She's got work to do." He demanded, walking past the blonde. He glanced over at the puppets I've done. "So?"

I nodded, standing and laying out some of the puppets I've done. "I made sure that they were built tougher, able to withstand more attacks than normal. Just as you requested, I created many little pockets so many weapons and smoke bombs could be stored in. I followed your recipe on the poisons and made sure to coat everything in them." I informed him as he inspected one.

It's been about a month since I've started working with Sasori. And he's taught me many things. He even gave me some recipes for strong poisons, stronger than any I've seen in the Leaf.

"The shell could be more appealing, but otherwise it's nice. You've still got a long way to go though. Continue honing your skills." He told me, putting down the puppet.

I nodded, a faint smile on my face. "Yes. Thank you."

The blonde still looked relatively baffled. "I can't believe you actually took on a student." The blonde said, shaking his head.

"You're still here?" Sasori asked, not bothering to look back at him. The blondes eye twitched at that. "Stop being a nuisance Deidara. You'll get to know more of her. I want you to start teaching her." My eyes widened slightly at the red heads sudden proclamation. Even the blonde was rendered speechless.

"What?" He finally asked after a few minutes. Sasori spared him a glance. "She's a greedy one. Power hungry really. But she's willing to do anything to do so. She wants to learn from the best and she's chosen our group. Or do you not want to?" He asked, although his voice remained cold.

Deidara blinked. "Uh, no, that's fine. For you to even ask shows how much of a value she could be, yeah." Sasori nodded before looking me in the eyes.

"We'll be leaving on a mission in a few days to the Land of Wind. After we get back you'll start lessons with him, but I expect you to keep your lessons with me. You're far too early to quit working on your skills."

Excitement buzzed within me but I did my best to keep it hidden. "Yes. Thank you Sasori, Deidara." I nodded at them.

Deidara offered a small smile at me before looking at the puppet master. "I want to go over the plans for that mission. Is now a good time?" Sasori sighed loudly, as if the blonde is a big inconvenience.

Which he might be, I don't know.

"Keep working on these. When I get back we'll finish and then we'll be going to a village to do some work." He informed me before walking out with the blonde following after him.

I sighed and leaned back in my seat. I'm going to learn from another person. A smile crept on my lips.

Sasori is a pain in the ass, cold hearted and aloof. But I couldn't help but grow fond of him at the same time. He's been teaching me for a long time now, but this month we've been together nonstop has really helped in his teachings. And the only reason he's so cold is because he believes full heartedly he's the ultimate puppet.