On the other side,
Naruto in his one tail mode chases after Deidara on all fours. Kakashi was left behind as he couldn't keep with them.
"Ha ha! You're really fast aren't you. Well this should slow you down" Deidara was happy as he didn't expect to get the nine tail Jinchuriki alone so easily.
Deidara release a large number of C3 bomb at Naruto.
Boom! Boom!
But it these attacks don't hit Naruto at all as he nimbly dodges them while move forward.
"Do you really care so much about this person?" Deidara doesn't stop making bombs as he mocked Naruto "Or do you think that you have to cus you're the same"
"What do you know about Gaara?" Naruto was even more enraged after hearing what he said.
Unlike the original, the current Naruto was able to form a stronger bond with Gaara. Because of had experienced although for a short period of time what it felt like being hated by a by people.
So he was more accepting of Gaara as he too had people who were accepting of him even after knowing who he was.
That is why he was able to forgive Deidara for what he had done.
After dodging all the booms Naruto opens a scroll summoning a Fuma shuriken. He then coats the shuriken with a wind chakra making it shaper.
He throws the shuriken at Deidara and makes some signs,
{SHURIKEN MULTI SHADOW CLONE TECHIQUE}
The shuriken multiplied all heading for Deidara
Deidara release a large pig shaped bomb blowing away all the shurikens.
However, before the cloud could of the explosion disappeared one last Fuma shuriken was able to make it out swiftly attacking Deidara
Deidara bends his body causing it to miss him by a bit.
"Ha!! You almost got me" Deidara laugh at Naruto who was on the ground.
But before he could say another word the Fuma shuriken transforms into another Naruto.
'Oh shit!'
Deidara wasn't able to react as Naruto creates a large chakra arm and punches him sending crashing down. Naruto uses his other arm to grab the clay bird with his other arm and removed Gaara out of it.
"Damn it" Deidara got up with a bruised face looking at Naruto who was holding Gaara's body.
He then remembers the warning given to him by Itachi
Flash back*
"Do not underestimate the Nine tails Jinchuriki. Or it will be your undoing" Itachi says to Deidara while in his manifestation form.
"Huh!! Why is that?" Deidara asks angrily as he doesn't like Itachi
"You will see" Itachi disappears after saying that.
"What's with him acting all high and mighty?"
End*
Seeing Naruto was occupied with retrieving Gaara's body Deidara summon another clay owl and took to the sky.
"You're not get away" Naruto says as he notices him trying to get away.
Naruto creates a large number of clone in pair where one lunched the other into the air
Deidara release a large number of {C2} in the air to stop the clone from approaching him.
"Hahaha you can't catch me again this time" Deidara
See the bombs that where sent, several of Naruto clones made hand signs
{{{Wind Style: great breakthrough}}}
Boom Boom!!!!
The force of the winds pushes the bombs cause them to explode towards Deidara's direction.
Deidara make his owl move away from the explosion. But before he could relax, Naruto appears above him in his three tail chakra from holding a giant Rasengan.
"When did he??" Deidara was shocked as Naruto was too fast.
Naruto then slams the attack on him send them crashing to the ground.
Boom!!
When the dust cleared shown Naruto standing on top of an unconscious Deidara.
"That is what you get for hurting my friends" Naruto says.
Deidara Suddenly starts to expand.
Boom!!!
He explodes but Naruto moves away fast enough to dodge it.
"A clone?" Naruto was stunned for a bit as he felt that it was too easy "find him, he can't be that far"
All of his clone spread out in different directions.
In a distance away Deidara who was running away felt his clone when it was defeated. He was able to replace himself with a clone during the time Naruto first attack that sent him to the ground by hiding under ground
"Lucky I was able to get out in time" Deidara says before he continues to move.
He was really scared by Naruto in his one tail mode. He didn't have the hostages like he did when fighting Gaara and he was low on clay making him not a match for Naruto.
Naruto searched till he meets up with team Guy and Kakashi. Seeing they weren't able to find him Naruto carries Gaara's body as they head back.
Stopping in a grassy field near the village, Sakura and Karin check on Gaara and pronounced him dead, making Naruto very upset.
Chiyo moved towards Gaara and tried to use her {REINCARNATION TECHNIQUE}, but didn't have enough life force left to bring Gaara back to life.
Naruto gladly lent his own chakra, and Chiyo was able to revive Gaara at the cost of her own life while the shinobi of Suna watched.
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After returning to the village the team needed to report about the mission to Tsunade. As Kakashi wasn't in need of medical care like in the original they went straight to the Hokage's office.
But to their surprise Ryu was standing next to her holding files when they entered.
"yo!! You guys are back took you long enough" Ryu wave at them
"Ryu nii!! what are you doing here?" Naruto asked in shock.
"Well unfortunately for me the Hokage said I had to many free time so here I am" Ryu answer with a dejected look on his face.
He was found missing a few days back when he went out for a quick excursion outside the Land of Fire to meet Shisui. While he could have left a clone to deceive then Ryu felt that it wasn't any fun like that.
So Tsunade decide that it was best to keep him by her side unless it was a mission.
"I feel like you're taking Shizune's job" Naruto poked at Ryu.
"I know right" Ryu nodded in agreement
"if you have time to talk there is more work to be done" Tsunade glared at Ryu.
"yes ma" Ryu dropped his shoulders with a helpless expression as he goes back to sorting out the files.
"Alright I'm ready to hear your report" Tsunade finally turns to the others.
Team 7, Karin and team Guy gave a report on their mission.
"So that it can be said your mission was a success" she said after hearing the report they gave. "All of you are dismissed"
They started to leave but Karin and Sakura stayed behind.
"Do you anything else? Tsunade asks
"Umm master we have something else to report to you privately." Sakura said
"Ohh!! What is it?"
"It is like this"
Karin proceeds to explain to Tsunade about the information she heard from Sasori. About how he had planted a spy beside Orochimaru and their meeting was in six days' time.
"What do you think about this?" Tsunade ask Ryu who had just finished sorting out another set of files.
Ryu wasn't surprised at what they had told them. He had sent a crow that was hidden from the teams and was watching them.
"I don't think is a trap from Sasori's side that is" Ryu answered after some thought.
"What do you mean from Sasori's side?" Tsunade was a bit confused
"I mean it is not likely that Sasori would try to make a trap now, as its brings him no benefits" Ryu answered "But I also do not think it is easy to put a spy by Orochimaru"
"You mean Orochimaru knows about the spy?" Tsunade said.
"He was your teammate. what do you think?"
Ryu was using this chance to inform them that they will be meeting with Orochimaru if they were to go.
"You're right but we can't let go of a chance like this" Tsunade said after contemplating it "Now it is the problem is for who to send"
"Why not just send me?" Ryu suggested.
"No I have a task that I will be sending you for" Tsunade rejected
"A task?" Ryu face fell.
He had already been doing all sort of tasks since two days ago.
"But.."
"What have a problem with it" Tsunade glared at him
"Ha!! And my boring days continue" Ryu decided tune out of the conversation seeing that he was going to convince her.
Ryu was a bit dejected that he couldn't go for the mission. He wanted to see if he could have a fight with Orochimaru. Although he is sure that stronger than him. He finds it hard to meet any person that he can fight with these days.
Not even S- class missions are challenging enough for him, and there aren't even much of them to do.
Suddenly Ryu had an idea.
'why not just fight Jiraya'
Ryu felt that it was very feasible, he hadn't really fought with him before.
"Just let team 7 handle it" a voice came from the window of the office.
Naruto pops his head from below the window.
"Naruto how long were you there?" Sakura asks in shock
"From the start" Karin said while fixing her glasses up.
"Why didn't you say so if you knew?"
"That is because Master and Ryu nii didn't say anything"
"…" Sakura didn't know what to say as Karin's reason was on point.
With the Hokage and one of the most powerful Ninja in the village here there was no way for Naruto to hide from them.
"Don't sweat it sakura chan" Naruto jumps in through the window "How about it granny? This time I will sure to get him back"
"Hmm I also think that team 7 is more equip to do it" "But you are missing one person"
That right!!!"
"Just let Karin join them" Ryu said from the side. "team 6 more or less not able to take mission as a team because Haku and Sai both are in the Anbu"
A year ago, both Sai and Haku were both recognized as skilled enough to join the Anbu. Not to say that Karin wasn't but she was more into medicals.
"Alright guess that is settled" Naruto pumped his fist "let's go"