Akatsuki Base
Deidara held the now unconscious Jinchuriki with his clay bird. They had managed to find the five-tailed demon somewhere in the Grass nation. This particular Jinchuriki was found in the wilderness, abandoned by their unnamed village, thus making him a target for the two Akatsuki members. An intense battle had ensued, with the Jinchuriki taking on it's five-tailed cloak, but, in the end, he was defeated and taken captive by the blonde. Sasori urged his partner to hurry up and that he hated to make people wait longer than necessary. Deidara had a smirk on his face but he followed his partner.
"You're in a better mood, Deidara." Sasori noted. "Burned off your frustration, did you?"
"Hn."
Deidara was in much better spirits since his humiliation, but that didn't mean that he had let the past go. He was still planning on destroying that little girl but it would be with his bare hands. No clay, no nothing. If it hadn't been for the leader's orders, he would have dispatched her with his clay. Even if things didn't go right, he would make sure that her death was an accident. She had to be taught a lesson after all. You do not mess with a member of the Akatsuki, humiliate them and get away with it...not in one piece, anyway. He would give her hell.
...
The two men returned to the base a couple of days later with their victim in tow. Their leader appeared, via astral projection, along with the rest of the organization and summoned the King of Hell statue (known as Gedou Mazou) in preparation for the demon extraction. Each member took their place on the fingers of the King of Hell (save for the leader). The leader advised his organization to check upon on their bodies in the real world as this ritual took three days and nights to complete.
"Let's begin."
The leader performed the necessary hand signs for the ritual, while each member took proper stance for what was about to happen...
"Sealing Technique...Nine Phantom Dragons..."
The mouth of the statue open and nine eerie-looking dragons emerged and surrounded the captured host, beginning the painful extraction of the five-tailed demon.
Mina's POV
I had been taking a short nap underneath a tree at the training grounds when I felt something in the timeline shift. Don't ask me how I can feel such a phenomenon as it is still unknown to me as well. I didn't realize that I had company with me at the time when I shot up. My heart was beating fast and I felt such an ominous feeling. I couldn't shake this feeling off. Something evil was in the air and something was either happening now or it was going to happen sometime in the future. Either way, it was a dark feeling that I could not get rid of.
"Are you okay, Mina?"
"Huh?"
Sakura had apparently shown up for some solo training as well (based on some training gear) and clearly didn't expect me to be here. My face must have given my state of mind away because she became concerned for me. I recomposed myself and tried to ignore what I just felt, but my teammate urged me to tell me what was going on. I admitted to her that I had gotten an awful feeling, like something bad was going to happen (or was happening now-for all I knew, the Akatsuki most likely found another Jinchuuriki and was performing the extraction). I told her that I felt the timeline shift again and not for the better. I wasn't sure what was going to happen. So much has changed since I have arrived here, some of it for the worse and some of it for the better.
"Before I forget," Sakura said. "The Hokage would like to see you."
"Alright."
I dashed off towards the tower, briefly wondering what she wanted with me. I was so lost in my thoughts that I nearly bowled Naruto and Kakashi over. I apologized and continued on my way. I jumped, however, when Kakashi put his hand on my shoulder. That was when he knew something was wrong, but he saved it for later since all three of us, apparently, were summoned for the Hokage. This could only mean that we were going on a mission. What kind of mission? Well, when we entered the Hokage's office, she explained that the Land of Waves was in need of assistance in dispatching some rogue ninja. I was kind of surprised by this, but I had to keep in mind that things had changed since my arrival. Nothing was going to be the same ever again.
Deja vu, anybody?
This mission was to last from three to seven days, depending on the amount of rogue ninja was there. We would also provide extra assistance to the village if needed, hence the extra four days. That ominous feeling that I felt earlier returned at full force. Kakashi wanted to know what bothered me, even though he probably knew what the answer was since this wasn't the first time that I had this feeling. I simply warned the two shinobi to be prepared for a dangerous mission that was ahead of us before I stalked off to my apartment to pack for the mission.
Naruto's POV
"Do you think that this mission will actually be dangerous, Kakashi-sensei?" I asked curiously.
Honestly, I couldn't see anything dangerous about this mission. We've both made the trip before to the Land of Waves and that turned out to be dangerous, so why should it be any different? I looked at the solemn look that the man had in his eye. Whenever he got that serious look in his eye, it meant that there was something on this mission that we had to be aware of. He turned his attention onto me and he nodded.
"We've got to be careful." Kakashi said.
We both left to prepare for the upcoming mission. I got the feeling that this mission would be even more dangerous than the last time.
