An Itachi Fanfiction [EDITING]

Hiruko vs Two Kunoichi

We waited beside Gaara's body as the massive stone door finally shattered.

Dust exploded into the chamber.

The moment the four Leaf shinobi entered, they froze.

Naruto's eyes immediately found Gaara.

My heart sank.

There was no anger at first.

No shouting.

Just disbelief.

Pure, painful disbelief.

"Gaara..."

The word left Naruto's lips as little more than a whisper.

I couldn't look at him.

Couldn't look at any of them.

Instead I stared at the floor and clenched my fists inside my sleeves.

Deidara seemed far less affected.

"So that's the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki?" he asked.

Naruto finally snapped.

The grief on his face twisted into rage.

Before anyone could react, he launched himself at Deidara.

Thankfully Kakashi caught him.

Barely.

"What did you do to him?!" Naruto yelled.

The chamber practically shook.

For a moment I saw the faint outline of red chakra around him.

Dangerous.

Painful.

Familiar.

Deidara simply grinned.

And then, as if the situation wasn't already bad enough, he and Sasori started arguing.

Again.

"Art is eternal beauty."

"No. Art is a fleeting explosion."

I pinched the bridge of my nose.

"Are you two seriously having this argument right now?" I shouted.

Both of them stopped.

Even Naruto looked confused.

"You've got an angry Jinchūriki, a dead Kazekage, an entire rescue team standing in front of us and somehow THIS is what you're focused on?"

Deidara opened his mouth.

Closed it.

Sasori looked mildly offended.

The silence that followed was worth it.

Eventually Deidara clicked his tongue.

"I'm taking the One-Tail's body."

"Then go already," Sasori snapped.

Within moments Deidara had summoned his clay bird.

He grabbed Gaara's body and took to the sky.

Predictably, Naruto chased after him immediately.

Kakashi followed.

That left Lady Chiyo and Sakura.

And Sasori.

Sasori folded his arms.

"I'll handle these two."