Chapter 3
The boy is stupid.
Deidara always knew it.
So selfish, egocentric, one road minded, unable to take others opinions or points of view; like he was the only one existing and everyone else were only descartable characters of his story, always taking his true like universal rules.
Anyone with two functional neurons could say he wouldn't be able to take Itachi on his own. Even Deidara maybe could've not take him. That was the whole point on working together.
And the stupid boy had this delirium where he should make it alone because who knows, maybe a stupid overestimated of his abilities, maybe a stupid hungry of recognize, maybe a stupid sense of duty for his family, maybe he didn't trust Deidara, the last one was not stupid but still.
So there he is, flying a whole country to rescue a so much stupid boy who he doesn't even like. He doesn't have to do it, but… he used to be that stupid when he was young, maybe the hormones really fuck up the intelligence, concious and self-preserve sense; he used to get into fights he could never win, and Sasori as much hateful and irritating as he was, always got him out of them. If that stupid wrong oldass was something like a decent older, Deidara surely could be one.
Deidara arrives too late, when the fight was already over. The forest burn in black flames spreading ashes to the sky, the sunny day turned into a rising storm, debris of a structure that he doesn’t even know was there before, the air contaminated with smoke, blood and kill intention, the atmosphere carries the remains of an epic fight, cold sharp chakra that gets under his skin.
The two Uchiha brothers lie on the floor. Pale skin, dark hair, scarlet blood, both so similar that for an instant he can’t say which one is Sasuke or Itachi. Deidara surely can't say who's alive. He can’t feel chakra from neither of them, sees no chest elevation that suggests breath, no move, no life sign.
Deidara takes both brothers. If Itachi is the one alive he's finishing the work for the crime of be a stupid arrogant asshole, If Sasuke is the one alive he's finishing the work for the crime of be a stupid arrogant asshole.
Once Deidara’s dragon art rise above he sees people so much slower than him starting to arrive, there is Tobi looking at them, suspicious, why he acts like an imbecil and then disappear just to get involve into Uchiha’s beef? Deidara adds it to his long mental list of reasons to not like/trust him.
There is also the boy's team and Kisame, and the Konoha's meddling kids who murdered Sasori. They looks at him like he was stealing the boy, insolents, if they want him they should been quicker, wasn’t his fault they failed to get him sooner than him. He throw them some big art, just to culturize them, and a little bit to escape without they knowing the direction they gone.
Once they’re far away, Deidara takes his time to inspect them. Sasuke has a little decreased pulse on his carotid, Itachi hasn’t. So the boy is the winner, who would have thought? Was luck or abilities?
Honestly, he doesn't know what’s next. Take him to Akatsuki’s crave feels bad when he knows Pain killing the boy for kill Itachi is the most probably result, or maybe just will not care and make him take his brother’s place. Other options? Konoha? He doesn't think they're gonna receive them happily. Oto? Chaos and zero defense skills. Iwa? Deidara would rather burn alive. Was comeback to Akatsuki, comeback to Tobi really the best option?
Oh fucking sake he really hates Uchihas.