Rewriting Naruto Shippuden

Chapter 3

The leader ordered, "Sasori, Deidara, see to our guests, they're yours. Except for the jinchuriki host, bring him to me alive. The rest of you are done here." Everyone started fading away, but before Itachi could go, Sasori asked, "Itachi, what kind of host is this Naruto?" Itachi was hesitant at first but the leader ordered, "Tell him." Itachi reluctantly stated, "He's the one who bursts in and barks first." Sasori and Deidara both asked for elaboration, but Itachi left without another word. Sasori scoffed then the leader said, "I'll be waiting to hear from you." Sasori and Deidara then jumped down towards Gaara's corpse.

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Hinata stood in front of the seal on the rock, "Kiba, a little more south." Once he found the seal on the wood, Kiba said, "Found it, thanks!" Shino landed next to the seal on the cliff and said, "Ready." Kurenai grabbed the last seal by the river by the corner and said, "Good! Now peel away!" In sinc, all five seals were pealed at once. Sakura ran up to the boulder and punched it into pieces. Just before team 8 was about to rejoin the others, perfect clones appeared out of the ground. Kurenai leaned into her radio and told Kakashi, "We're gonna take a while, are you gonna be okay without us?" Kakashi responded, "We'll manage."

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Kakashi signaled them all to enter. They all took one look at Gaara and knew that they were too late. Sasori and Chiyo made eye contact and their eyes narrowed. Deidara, who was currently sitting on Gaara's corpse next to a large clay bird, said, "Now, let's see which one is the jinchuriki host, hm." More nine-tails chakra leaked out and Naruto yelled, "You! You're dead meat!" Sasori took his eyes away from Chiyo and tiredly stated, "That would be him, then." Deidara agreed, "Looks like it." Naruto looked down at Gaara's corpse, "Gaara! Why are you just lying there?! Get up!" Sakura looked at Naruto with pity as he continued to yell in denial, "Hey Gaara! What are you, deaf?!" Kakashi interrupted, "Naruto, stop!" Everyone was quiet for a few seconds before Kakashi continued, "You know full well." Deidara smirked, "Indeed, I think you should know... that he's already dead, hm?" Naruto clenched his teeth and mumbled, "Give him back..." Deidara raised an eyebrow. Naruto then charged at the two Akatsuki members, yelling, "Give me Gaara! You stinking-!" Just as Sasori reached for something behind him and Deidara's smirk grew, Kakashi jumped in front of Naruto, stopping him. Kakashi ordered, "Cool it. Charge in without thinking, and you'll get us all killed." Naruto stopped and Sasori put his arm down. Sasori let his eyes wander down to Gaara's corpse then towards his grandmother.

"I'll hold onto the body since it appears the jinchuriki host is burning for it." Sasori turned his attention over to his partner. "Sasori, I know this isn't what you want to hear but... I'll handle the jinchuriki host, hm." Sasori responded, "Listen Deidara, our quota is one apiece. I wouldn't push my luck if I were you." Deidara brushed him off saying, "An artist must always seek ever-greater stimulation, lest his senses turn dull. This jinchuriki of the nine-tailed fox, from what I hear, he is fairly strong, hm?" Sasori responded, "What? Those pyrotechnics of yours... art? Art is a work of beauty, captured and left for posterity. It is the beauty of all eternity." Deidara said, "Quite so, Sasori, as a fellow artist I respect your perspective. However, in my opinion, art is transient beauty that fades after a moment, hm." After a little more back-and-forth between the two Akatsuki members, Sakura asked, "What's with them?" Losing what little patience he still had, Naruto yelled, "Enough of this!" He then pulled out a scroll and summoned a large shuriken. He threw it towards the two but Sasori deflected it without even looking in their direction. "Deidara, you fool. Are you trying to make me angry?" Deidara answered, "You see there? I did say you wouldn't like it, did I not? Hm?" The Gaara rescue team hesitated, planning their next course of action. The clay bird next to Deidara scooped Gaara into its mouth. Deidara stood up, "My art is the explosion itself. Compared to your grotesque puppet show, well, it's not even in the same league."