Deidara was eagerly preparing his presentation. He placed a long table on the training ground areas since the training ground area was the only place he can test these bombs.
Then, he placed 18 chairs a few meters away from the table.
"Nagato, go and bring some bombs that we put in the cookie bomb, some normal cookies without bombs and one cookie bomb." Deidara ordered as Nagato replied.
"Ok. Wait a moment. I'll have to carry them properly. I don't want to die."
Nagato was currently very weak as he only had his Uzumaki chakra. He still had to learn jutsus from scratch. The jutsus that he used previously were all from the Rinnegan.
He didn't know about the Uzumaki's kekkei Genkai, the Adamantine Sealing Chains. After all, his mother didn't have the kekkei Genkai and his parents also died early.
Nagato slowly walked to the lab and searched for all the things Deidara asked for. Then, he carefully put them on a tray and walked to where Deidara was with small steps.
As soon as Deidara saw him, Deidara shouted.
"Oi, come quick! Why are you walking slowly?"
Nagato retorted.
"I treasure my life. If the bomb accidentally exploded, what will I do? Can you revive me?"
"Hmm. Fine. You beat me this time. I can't reply with a retort."
Nagato nodded with a smug smile as he continued to walk with extremely small steps.
After around 10 minutes, he finally reached the destination.
"Alright, put the tray on the table." Deidara said as Nagato placed the tray carefully.
"Now, we'll just have to wait for Boss to arrive." Deidara said as he started to whistle.
They waited for around 8 minutes before Akihiko and his family arrived.
"Well, Deidara, are you ready?" Akihiko asked as Deidara nodded with a confident smile.
"Of course. Everyone, please take a seat." Deidara said as Akihiko and his wives took 10 seats. Konan also took a seat but the kids were still standing.
"Hm? You can all sit down." Akihiko said as the kids all walked towards their mothers and jumped on their laps.
The mothers rubbed the kids' heads as they didn't mind it. As for Mirai, she looked towards Akihiko and jumped on him.
Her mother was away from home, so she decided to sit on Akihiko. She didn't want to be the odd one out after all.
Deidara then started his explanation on how the bomb worked.
"The cookie bomb. Just like the name says, it is a bomb hidden inside a cookie. The bomb is extremely tiny but the destructiveness is large. People who ate this cookie bomb will never know that there is a bomb inside a cookie. Once they ate the cookie, they are dead. It is a guarantee." Deidara said as Nagato brought some ordinary cookies without bombs to the family.
"Well, please taste the cookies. Of course, they don't contain any bombs." Deidara said as everyone took a bite of the cookie.
First was Akihiko who gave his opinion on the cookie.
"It's passable. Still need lots of improvement."
Deidara had a huge smile on his face. He remember how many cookies had been destroyed and how many he had to bake just because Akihiko failed them all.
The others also took a bite as the wives just nodded.
"Indeed. Although it is incomparable to Akihiko's cookies which are the best, it is quite good." Anko said as the others nodded.
"Yeah. You did a good job, Deidara, Nagato."
Slowly, the wives all gave their own opinions as Deidara and Nagato nodded many times. Then, the kids started their harsh yet innocent remarks.
"It's very bad if we compare it to Papa's cookies. But well, since it's Uncle's cookies, I'll give a passing grade." Ayako said as the other kids joined.
"Ayako, it's not I. It's WE." x8
"Oh. ok. We'll give it a passing grade." Ayako nodded and said again.
Deidara and Nagato nodded.
'Passing grade. Alright. I should try to improve more."
"Now, then, I'll show you the destructiveness of the bomb. Please do not step back. Both of us will walk away." Deidara said as he left Nagato with a switch to detonate the bomb.
Deidara carried the bombs and walked away around 500 meters. Then, he placed the tiny bomb on the ground and ran back to where Nagato was standing.
As soon as Deidara arrived near him, Nagato exploded the bomb. The bomb created a small mushroom cloud as the bomb exploded with a radius of 20 meters. Everything within a radius of 20 meters got obliterated.
"Wow. Nice."
Some of the kids clapped as they were amazed by the firepower of the bomb. The others just stared at the bomb. Akihiko and the wives just nodded with understanding and Konan was proud of what her friend has achieved.
Even though it was nothing compared to what he did before during his identity as Pain, it was still good that he was able to do this together with Deidara.
The two continued to talk for around 15 minutes before they decided to end this. Everyone clapped for them as Deidara was truly happy. He achieved his first small dream. However, he still had even bigger dreams.
Nagato also smiled faintly.
After that, the wives took the children together with Konan back inside the house. It was time for the kids to rest.
Deidara and Nagato asked Akihiko.
"Boss."
"Yeah?"
"We would like to go on a vacation."
"Sure. Go. You should have your own fair share of fun as well." Akihiko said casually as Deidara teared up.
"Boss. Are you not worried about us betraying you?"
"Will you?" Akihiko asked as Deidara shook his head.
"Of course not, Boss. With the amount of trust you have in me, to agree without even an ounce of hesitation. I will follow you till the end of time, boss." Deidara said dramatically as Akihiko just shook his head and chuckled.
Nagato was staring at Deidara weirdly as he thought, 'I still can't get used to his behavior.'
"It's just a vacation. Don't be dramatic. Also, take care on your vacation." Akihiko said as he waved his hands and walked away while humming a tune.
While walking away, he suddenly smiled as the two wood clones that he created to follow Team 7,8,10 and Team Guy dispersed.
They didn't even need the clone's help and easily finished Hidan and Kakuzu off.
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Tsunade was sitting in her office with a grave look. She sighed from time to time as she placed her elbows on the table and supported her head with her palms.
"Lady Tsunade, is there anything wrong?" Shizune asked as Tsunade shook her head.
"No. There's nothing wrong."
Shizune squinted her eyes as she asked.
"Really?" Shizune asked as Tsunade nodded after a few seconds of silence.
"Mm."
"I'll go and buy a bottle of sake for you if you tell the truth, Lady Tsunade." Shizune said with a smug smile as Tsunade stared at her.
"*sigh* Fine. I'll tell everything. But first, go and buy a bottle of sake first." Tsunade said as Shizune smiled.
"Yes, Lady Tsunade." She walked away towards the door before Tsunade called for her again.
"Shizune."
"Yes, Lady Tsunade?" Shizune asksed as she turned her head.
"You were stingy before. Why did you decide to buy sake for me?"
"Ehe. Guess." Shizune said as she left.
"*sigh* Akihiko's money, huh? Well, that's right. He's a rich bastard. Probably, even the richest in the Land of Fire. Maybe? Maybe there is someone richer than him. His cookie business is really booming." Tsunade muttered as she waited for Shizune to come back.
She waited, waited and waited. She stood up, walked around the office, sat back on her chair, spun around. She stared at the ceiling, tapping the table. She did many things while waiting for Shizune.
Then, Shizune finally returned.
"I'm back, Lady Tsunade!" She said excitedly as Tsunade also sat up straight.
"*Ahem* Good. What sake brand did you buy?" Tsunade asked calmly as Shizune replied quickly.
"Kokana sake."
Tsunade's jaws dropped as Shizune was smug.
[a/n: Kokana means expensive. I searched it on google translate. Maybe it is wrong.]
"Isn't that really expensive? Like… really really really really expensive?" Tsunade said as she used her hands to show how expensive it is.
Shizune giggled as she nodded.
"Yep. See, Lady Tsunade? This is how much I care for you." Shizune said as she walked over towards Tsunade and placed the bottle of sake on the table.
"Yes. Indeed. You really care for me, Shizune." Tsunade said as she put her hands in front of her and thanked Shizune.
"Hehe, let's drink now." Shizune said as she poured a cup for Tsunade.
"Eh? I thought you can't drink sake."
"Well, after drinking lots of it at the Uchiha Household, my drinking capability increased. They drink sake there quite often after all." Shizune said as Tsunade got a sudden thought.
'Damn. Even I want to move in there. There is sake, the place is large, there is enough funds, the kids are cute, Akihiko is also cut-'
*ahem*
Tsunade coughed as she cleared her thoughts.
"Lady Tsunade, do you want to tell me about the thing that is troubling you?" Shizune asked as Tsunade took a sip of the sake.
"Well, it isn't much. I'm just thinking about whether the Akatsuki suppression mission is going well." Tsunade said while drinking more of the wine.
Shizune stared at Tsunade before asking.
"That isn't the only thing, right? Lady Tsunade." Shizune said as Tsunade shook her head.
"You surely know a lot about me now, huh? Well, I'm having a really bad feeling in my chest. It's like something really bad, something scary, something that will shock the world and is also world-threatening will happen soon."
"Lady Tsunade, take it as a good sign. Your luck is really bad that when you say something, the opposite will happen, just like when you gamble. Hahaha." Shizune laughed as she continued drinking sake.
"You little shit." Tsunade said as she shook her head. They continued talking and drinking sake together before Shikaku came in.
"Oh. Ummm, please continue drinking." He said as he awkwardly closed the door.
"*Ahem* We should probably stop, Shizune."
"Yes, Lady Tsunade."
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"Am I on the right track? Why is Tobi even asking me to kidnap the Two Tails alone? There's also the Eight Tails here. Well, I can just escape easily." Kisame said as he continued walking towards Kumogakure.
On his way, his stomach suddenly grumbled.
"Ah, why am I getting hungry at this time?" Kisame questioned before looking towards a small town near him.
"I guess I'll go and eat some food. Meat. Definitely meat." He muttered as he changed his destination.
He decided to eat first and then go to Kumogakure. He dashed towards there and as he arrived at the village, he walked into a restaurant and asked for meat. He ate food and then paid for it.
(End-)
Proofread by: MagnuS
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