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-Naruto's POV-
"N...Naruto?" Hinata asks and looks at me.
I freeze and look at Deidara.
He looks angry and grips me tighter, pulling me closer.
"H-Hinata... What are you talking about? That's not Naruto. That guy is in Akatsuki." Sakura says.
"No... I meant the child..." Hinata says pointing at me.
"Deidei... Please don't say anything." I whisper.
He nods.
"I wasn't going to." He says.
"That child does have an uncanny resemblance to Naruto but Naruto isn't a child." Sakura says.
I feel Kakashi and Shikamaru observe me.
"What are you looking at." Deidara nearly growls, holding my head protectively.
"That child... Looks like a baby version of one of our shinobi's." Kakashi says.
Deidara frowns.
He knows that I'm a Konoha shinobi and he knows that I'm not really a child.
"Deidei... I wanna go home." I say loud enough for them to hear.
There eyes widen.
"Pipsqueak, I don't think they'll let us leave easily." He replies.
I pout.
"Fine. How about this." Deidara says to them.
They stare at Deidara, waiting for him to continue.
"I'll tell you something you want to know and you let us leave." He says.
"Fair enough." Kakashi says.
"Yea. What's this something that we would want to know?" Shikamaru asks, not looking away from me.
"Naruto..." Deidara starts.
They all flinch and get into defense positions.
"He's safe." Deidara says.
"How would you know?" Sakura asks.
"Pipsqueak. I'm going to fly you home." Deidara says.
I hesitate at first but nod.
He makes another clay bird and I jump into its mouth.
I feel the clay bird taking me away.
-Deidara's POV-
"Naruto isn't dead and we haven't captured him." I repeat.
"How do you know?" The pink haired girl repeats as well.
"He'll probably return in a few hours or so. But I don't know his whereabouts." I say.
"But how would you know this?" The silver haired Jonin asks.
"Don't question me. That's all I can say." I say as I create another clay bird, hopping on it.
"Wait! Tell us more of what you know!" Pink hair yells.
I roll my eyes.
"All you need to know is he's safe and won't be harmed." I say as my clay bird flies off.
I see the clay bird that pipsqueak is in and I jump on top of it.
"Pipsqueak?" I call.
He climbs out of the mouth and I pick him up.
"Katsu." I say as I make the other clay bird explode.
"Woah! That's cool Deidei!" He bounces.
I chuckle as we enter the garden.
He jumps down and hugs me.
"Thank you Deidei!" He says and runs inside.
I stare at him as he leaves.
He's one strange kid... Making me feel like I have to protect him...
-Naruto's POV-
I run around the base and look for Hidan.
I burst into a room and was happy when I found Hidan laying down on his bed.
I jump up and above his tummy.
"Oof!" He gasps as I sat down.
"Hii~~ Hii~~~~" I whine.
"Ok Ok! I'm up! What do you want, Chibi?" He asks.
"I'm not a chibi!" I huff.
"Hai Hai. Now what do you want?" He asks.
"Wanna play!" I grin.
"No. Go annoy someone else." He says and lies back down.
"Hii~~~" I whine and poke him.
I continue poking him and he twitches in annoyance.
"Ok fine!" He yells and lifts me up by both my hands, making me dangle in the air.
I laugh as he wiggles me in the air with my arms above my head.
"What do you want to do?" He asks tiredly.
"I wanna play with you red sword!" I grin.
"No. No. No. Definitely not." He says.
"What?! Why~~?" I ask as I pout.
"Because that is a sacred death weapon. You are not allowed to touch it. It's dangerous." He says sternly.
"Aw!" I pout.
"We can go for a walk." He sighs.
"Yay!" I smile and he puts me on the ground.
I run out of the room and jump around in front of his door, waiting for him to get ready.
"Naruto? What are you doing in front of Hidan's door?" Itachi asks.
"Daddy! Guess what!" I squeal.
"What?" He asks.
"Today! Deidei took me flying and we saw Konoha's Cyclops, Bubblegum, Shy Hyuuga and Pineapple Nara!" I say in coded words so he knows who I saw.
His eyes widen.
'Hatake Kakashi, Haruno Sakura, Hyuuga Hinata and Nara Shikamaru huh?' Itachi thought.
He then snickers a bit with the words I chose to describe them.
"Now what are you doing?" He asks.
"Waiting for Hii! We're going for a walk!!" I smile.
"Hm... Have a good walk and listen to Hidan Ok?" He asks patting my head.
"Ok daddy!" I smile.
"Ok, let's go." Hidan says opening the door.
I latch myself onto his back and he piggybacks me.
I giggle.
"Bye daddy!!" I yell and wave back.
He waves back silently.
He walks out of the base and towards Konoha.
Oh come on!
"Hii... I don't wanna come here." I say and pat his head to gain his attention.
"Why? What's wrong? Not many people know about the Akatsuki. So it's fine." He says.
I pout.
"Ok but Hii, promise that you'll hide me if I wanna hide?" I ask.
"Sure." He says.
I smile.
He walks pass the guards and I mentally roll my eyes. What is security, right?
"Hii! Hii!" I yell excitedly when I see ichiraku.
"Oh god. Ramen again? You are obsessed." Hidan rolls his eyes.
I pout again and he sighs.
"Find but only one bowl." He says.
"Yay! I love you, Hii!" I hug his head.
He grunts in annoyance but on the inside, I know he's happy.
When we got inside I noticed Kakashi, Sakura and Sasuke.
I flinch.
Not again...
I try to avert my eyes but it was too late, Kakashi saw me.
"Hey... Weren't you with..." He looks at me then notices Hidan carrying me.
"Oh sorry, I thought you were someone else." Kakashi says, not wanting to cause a fight.
Hidan doesn't know that Kakashi, Sakura and Sasuke know about them.
Sakura and Sasuke flinch slightly but relaxes when they see a child with Hidan, meaning Hidan wouldn't cause a commotion.
So... There going to pretend they don't know the Akatsuki huh...
Good choice.
"Hii... Miso ramen!" I say tugging his cloak.
"Hai hai. Just sit still and stop bouncing. Jeez... You and your ramen." He sighs.
I giggle.
"What would ya like?" Teuchi asks.
"Miso ramen for chibi here." Hidan says patting my head as I sit on his lap.
"Coming right up!" Teuchi smiles.
I grin in return.
Hidan just sighs again.
"Umm... Excuse me... But your not from Konoha are you?" Sakura asks Hidan 'innocently'.
Crap.
