The Red Flames

We were now walking until Sasuke decided to send them searching the area.

- I'll be going. - Suigetsu stated.

- Uchiha Itachi, huh? I hope we're able to find him. - Juugo said.

With that they left, suddenly I see Karin holding Sasuke.

- Sa-su-ke! I'm staying with you, Sasuke! - Karin said.

- You go too. Hotaru stays here with me. - Sasuke said coldly.

I smirked and with that she went away.

I went towards Sasuke and stood by his side.

- What are you thinking about love?

- We're getting closer. - he answered me.

I sighed and slapped his head.

- What was that for?! - Sasuke asked me raising an eyebrow.

- For being a duck - ...... I stopped in the middle of the sentence..... no.... it can't be.

- What's wrong beautiful?

-N-Nothing. I thought I sensed something. I just going to check it, just to be sure, okay?

He nodded and I went.

- Kurama... those chakra.

- Yeah. They're here.

- What the hell is Konoha and those 2 freaks doing here anyway?! What the fuck is wrong with those people?!

Suddenly a crow lands on my shoulder.... GREAT!

I stopped and sensed if someone was near...

- What the HELL it's going on?! - I asked him.

- Hello to you too. - Itachi said.

no. I nodded and Itachi appeared.

- Oh don't give me that crap!!! Why is Deidara and Tobi around this area?

- To catch the Kyuubi and to make Sasuke pay for killing Orochimaru, since Deidara say that he was supposed to be the one who would kill Orochimaru. - Itachi explained. I was now looking at him with a dumb face.

- WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ALL OF YOU?! I'M GONNA GET THOSE BASTARDS!!!

Itachi sighed.

- I just thought you should know.

- Yeah, yeah! Now go, before Sasuke senses you.

He nodded and went away.

Damn it! Let's see.

where's Tobi..

I teleported where he was but stayed hidden and started hearing his conversation with Sasuke.

- So you're Sasuke-kun, huh? You sure look a lot like Itachi-san.

Sasuke glared at Tobi.

-S-Scary. - Tobi said hiding behind a tree.

I sweat dropped...... wait....... DEIDARA?!

Fuck!

I teleported to where Sasuke was standing and took him out of the way of Deidara's attack.

-So this was what you sensed? - Sasuke asked me.

I nodded and saw Deidara smirking since he thought he got him.

I teleported behind him.

- What you're smirking at... Deidara-sensei? - I asked evilly.

He widened his eyes and I kicked him with all my strength.

- DEIDARA-SENPAI!!! - Tobi screamed.

REALLY?!

- SHUT THE HELL UP TOBI! BEFORE I GO THERE AND KICK THE HELL OUT OF YOU AS WELL! - I said mad.

- H-HAI! he said.

I was now beside Sasuke.

- Son of a bitch! To think that my pupil just kicked me and to think that Orochimaru was beaten by that Uchiha brat. I just can't believe it, hn. - Deidara said.

- Do you want me to KICK YOU AGAIN SO YOU CAN BELIEVE IT?! - I said.

- Look at the nice glare that the Red Flames and the Uchiha are giving us Tobi, hn!

- You really wanna have a go at them senpai? You'll have to apologize to Itachi-san later.

- You should listen to Tobi... don't do this Deidara. - I said.

- Where is Uchiha Itachi? - Sasuke asked.

I sighed... stupid Uchiha.

- Huh? - Deidara said confused.

- If you tell me, I'll let you go. - Sasuke stated activating the sharingan.

- The sharingan? This guy really is Itachi's little brother. It's all thanks to his Uchiha blood that he managed to kill Orochimaru, hn. - Deidara said.

Sasuke suddenly sped towards them and "cut" Tobi while Deidara went to a tree.

- One down. - Sasuke said after Tobi fell on the ground.

I sighed... baka.

I teleported next to Tobi.

- You can't seem to shut up, so I'll ask you about Itachi... - Sasuke said but Tobi started to get up.

- What are you doing Tobi?! Don't lower you guard just cause he's a kid, hn. - Deidara said.

- But his Shunshin no Jutsu is just too fast for us to deal with! - Tobi said.

- Oi... Tobi. I said with a murderous voice.

- H-Hotaru-chan... - he laughed nervously.

- Go. away. NOW! - I punched him.

Then Deidara started throwing bombs.

Sasuke stopped all of them and almost hit Tobi.

- S-SENPAI, T-TIME OUT!!! DON'T GO "KATSU"! - Tobi screamed.

I smirked because I saw Sasuke sped to Deidara.

- SENPAI! BEHIND YOU, BEHIND YOU! - Tobi screamed.

- KATSU! - was what we heard and then an explosion happened.

-SENPAI! He was a strict senpai, but a good one... Deidara-senpai, I'll never forget about - Tobi started but was interrupted.

- Quit your babbling! - Deidara said now beside us.

I reappeared behind Deidara and kicked him sending him flying against a tree.

- I suggest you to leave now... or you will end up like Hidan and Kakuzu. - I said in a cold tone.

- Oh... you're alive. - Tobi said.

I teleported next to Sasuke.

- You bitch! I'll play around with you some more time, hn. - Deidara said.

- We're playing children's games now? How ridiculous. - Sasuke said.

We started fighting against some clay dolls that Deidara made.

- Kid use your lightning jutsu. Those things are attached to his hands.

- Hai!

- Raiton: Electric Current! - I said sending lightning through my hands to all those clay dolls and Deidara immediately let them go so he wouldn't get shocked.

He did even more and this time they were exploding. Damn it! Me and Sasuke got split, he was in the middle of the forest while I was still in front of Deidara and Tobi. I'M GETTING SHOOK!!!

Let's make you taste one of my new jutsus!

I did some hand signs and putted my hands on the ground.

- Raiton: Electric Waves! - I said and waves made of lightning destroyed all the dolls.

Now...

- Katon: Goka Mekkyaku! - I said.

Tobi and Deidara dodged... I teleported behind Tobi.

- I think I was clear when I said "leave" wasn't I? - I said to Tobi.

- You were. he said with his real voice.

I narrowed my eyes.

- Where's Madara? - I asked.

- Don't know, don't care. - he answered.

I sighed.

- I still don't understand why Madara treats me better than you. Maybe it's because Deidara is much better looking than me and you're in love with him. Just wondering! - I said. - WHAT?! SHUT UP! - he said frustrated.

Suddenly we saw a dragon made of clay, I narrowed my eyes at it.

- TOBI! Deidara screamed.

- HAI SENPAI! - Tobi screamed with his childish voice.

- You know what to do, right Tobi? - Deidara asked.

- Of course senpai! We're doing "that" right? - Tobi said.

- That's right! We'll be doing "that", hn! - Deidara answered.

Then Tobi went underground... what the...

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- Kurama what is he doing?

- I think he's planting mines kid.

- Damn it!

- Senpai! The clay mines are all set up! - Tobi said.

So Kurama was right.

- Well done Tobi! Get away from there! - Deidara said.

- Roger! - Tobi said.

Damn it!

I have to help Sasuke.

I was about to go there but Tobi stopped me.

- Let. me. pass. - I said in an assertive tone.

He didn't so we started fighting.

- KID LOOK OUT! BEHIND YOU!

I tried to dodge but he cut my abdomen with his kunai... fuck!

-You're not as strong as me... Red Flames. - Tobi said with his normal voice.

Damn it...

I tried to heal the wound a bit so I could move.

I sped to him and we started fighting, taijutsu only.

We were blocking each other's attacks, until he saw an opening and kicked me sending me flying against a tree, he was about to strike again with the kunai but I immediately dodged.

- I thought you were stronger... apparently not. - Tobi said.

I have to try that... it's my only chance to actually hit him.

Please... let me be right.

I took a kunai and throw it at him.

- Like something like that would work. - he said and let the kunai pass through his head.

I sped towards him and he tried to grab me, I teleported behind and strike him since the kunai was just a diversion.

- Rasengan! - I said hitting him on his back.

I back away a bit panting hard and bleeding from the previous wound.

Damn it... I can't heal this completely, I'm low on chakra.

But this... it worked... does it mean...

- Kurama... were we right on his identity?

- I believe so.

- That would explain why he hates me and why I can do what I just did. That's why I feel that... so this is...

- Yes kid...

- Bastard. Tobi said.

- Once you get... marked... that mark never... goes away. Isn't that right... Uchiha... Obito?

- You bastard!

- I'm taking that as... a yes then. That's why you hate me... isn't it? Because his my... adoptive father?

He suddenly appears in front of me to strike with his kunai but I dodged so it only cut a bit of my arm.

Damn it... if he continues fighting with me I won't last long.

- This is the greatest! I'll destroy you with this!

We both looked to Deidara and I widened my eyes.

- Tobi, run! Deidara said.

- Oh, bad! It's the C4 Karura! - Obito said again in his childish voice and went away.

No...

I teleported next to Sasuke.

- Hotaru... what happened to you? - he asked worried since I was panting and bleeding.

- D-Doesn't matter... we... have to... get out... of here... now, Sasuke. - I said weakly and panting.

Damn it... I can't teleport us out of here, I don't have much chakra left.

Then Sasuke somehow was able to take me out of the way and cast a genjutsu on Deidara.

Deidara captured Sasuke but he got away using the Chidori, after that they both fell.

- Kurama... I need to teleport next to Deidara. I need to help Sasuke a bit more.

- Kid if you do this our chakra and energy will be completely gone.

- I know... let's do it.

I was now hidden behind a tree and Deidara said.

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- I... won!

Now... I concentrated chakra on my fist and sped to Deidara. I punched him sending him flying and Sasuke was now beside me panting.

- Are... you... okay? - I asked him and he nodded slightly.

- Kid...

- Yeah I know... we don't have any chakra left.

- Don't tell me... you... you notice? And how can you move after fighting Tobi? - Deidara asked.

- I was trained... by all of... you after all... you shouldn't... be surprised. - I said weakly.

Then Deidara looked at Sasuke waiting for his explanation.

- Yeah... a long time ago. When you fight a sharingan user, it's essential to hide your hand seals. No matter how quickly you form them, these eyes of mine can see right through it all. So far, all of your jutsu involved using earth elements seals

and my Chidori is lightning element, so you realize what that means, right? - Sasuke explained.

- You really did notice... then that raikiri from earlier was to... no way! - Deidara said impressed.

- The earth element... is weak against... the lightning element. - I said still panting.

- Exactly... if your bombs are electrified by my lightning element they become duds. That's your weak point, right? - Sasuke said.

-You...

Deidara said.

- Yeah. It screwed up my body, though. - Sasuke said.

Deidara narrowed his eyes and I collapsed on my knees... damn it! That fight with Obito brought me to my limits.

- I see that Tobi didn't show mercy towards you... Hotaru. - Deidara said and I glared at him which made Sasuke look at me worried.

Deidara tried to get up but couldn't and Sasuke went towards him.

- Where's Itachi? - Sasuke asked.

Deidara made snakes who got Sasuke by his legs but he then did the same as me in the beginning of the fight with Deidara dolls, he made lightning go through him.

Deidara noticed and let go of the snakes.

I smirked.

- That's my move... show off. - I said to Sasuke which made him smirk.

But then Sasuke collapsed on his knees so I slowly got up and went to his side.

- Are... you okay? - I asked him worried.

He nodded but he was panting hard.

-No matter how cool you try to look, the truth is that you can't even catch breath. - Deidara said.

- More importantly, tell me where Itachi is. - Sasuke said which piss Deidara off.

-You're even deactivating your sharingan? How much are you really underestimating me?! - Deidara said and took his shirt off... no......... it can't be.

- This will be my ultimate piece of art. I'll explode. I shall die and become art itself! This will be like no explosion before it and it will bequeath a scar on the earth unlike anything else. Then my art will receive the admiration it's always deserved!

Tobi, sorry. While in awe of me, you'll be killed! - Deidara said.

I widened my eyes... Sasuke tried to get up but failed and so did I.

- The radius of this explosion is 10 kilometers! There's no escape, hn! - Deidara said.

- Kurama we HAVE to teleport!

- We CAN'T, we don't have any chakra left kid!

- SO WHAT DO WE DO KURAMA?

- I don't know.

- Cry your heart out! Because my art is... - Deidara started.

I widened my eyes once more.

- KATSU! - was what I heard but then suddenly me and Sasuke got out from behind a snake in a completely different place and we both fell on our knees.

- What?! You're all torn up! Who did this to both of you?! - Suigetsu asked us.

- You called upon my greatness... you damn brat. Those eyes... did you control me with those eyes? My greatness... - the snake said but then died.

- He croaked. Manda was Orochimaru's best pet, wasn't he? You know, you should treat animals better. - Suigetsu said.

- It was at the last moment. - Sasuke said weakly.

-

I couldn't teleport us... since I'm out of chakra... so if he hadn't done this... it would be us dead... instead of Manda. - I said panting.

- THERE! HE'S HERE AFTER ALL! - Karin said coming towards us with Juugo by her side.

- You got inside Manda with a space-time ninjutsu to escape and that I can understand... but why are you both all messed up? And Hotaru why are you bleeding?! What happened?! - Suigetsu asked.

- Just before we flew off, Manda, me and Hotaru were hit by the blast. - Sasuke said.

- Our opponent... was from Akatsuki, that's why I'm bleeding... I fought one while Sasuke... fought the other one. - I said weakly.

- Anyway, you 2 should rest a little. - Suigetsu said looking at us a bit worried.

Then I widened my eyes and started coughing blood.

Damn it! That blast was powerful.

- Hotaru! - Suigetsu and Sasuke said worried.

- Don't... worry...... I'm............ f-fine.

That was the last thing I could say, then I collapsed.