Naruto: If I ask you to kill Sasuke, you will become a succubus?

He gave me another fat bird: "If you want to see me, you know what to do, right?"

I nodded and took it: "I'm still a little worried today."

"worry about what?"

"If your Akatsuki organization is in a meeting or on a mission, will this bird cause you trouble if it flies in?"

"That kind of thing doesn't matter. We're not talking face to face anyway." Deidara said nonchalantly, "But if we meet outside and there are other people around me, it's best to pretend not to know me. I'll pretend not to know you, too."

"Because we have different identities?"

"Ah."

"I understand. I'll keep it a secret."

"Then..." Deidara said, "I'm leaving."

"Be careful on the road."

He looked at me, hesitated for a moment, and suddenly kissed me on the cheek. Then he jumped onto the big bird without looking back, flapped his wings and left, almost like he was running away.

I watched his figure disappear into the sky, then turned around and left the forest.

When I walked a little way outside the cabin, I saw Neji and Gaara standing in the yard waiting for me.

I trotted over to them and happily announced, "Deidara and I are now friends!"

Neji: "Are you sure? Why did he kiss you before he left?"

"Did you see it?"

"I saw his big bird flying over and thought you were coming back, but I didn't see you, so I rolled my eyes."

"I think this should be the custom of the Iwagakure Village when parting with friends." I guessed: "Although the people of the Iwagakure Village don't often express their love with words, their actions are very direct."

Neji: "…Are you sure?"

But except for Deidara, we have no intersection with other ninjas in the Iwagakure Village. Among the three of us, I, who have seen Deidara's memories, am the most familiar with the Iwagakure Village.

But because Deidara has no friends and always stays alone playing with clay, I have never seen anyone kiss him in his memory, nor have I seen him kiss anyone else.

But who made me his first friend?

I nodded: "Yes, that's right."

Neji and Gaara accepted this explanation with some doubt.

The next day, we left the town together, and not long after, the news of the alliance between the Hidden Mist Village and the Konoha Village was officially announced.

Kakashi and Shikamaru completed their mission and may have left the Hidden Mist Village. Neji asked me if I wanted to go back and take a look, but thinking about the time counting down every day, I shook my head.

We were outside tracking down the rebel ninja to get the bounty, while also looking for the whereabouts of Hoshigaki Kisame and Uchiha Itachi.

I'm very busy, and I think Deidara should be busy too, so I haven't contacted him.

Until one day when we were chasing a rebel ninja, he was buried in a sudden explosion right before our eyes.

I stopped in astonishment, "Is there a trap nearby?"

Neji rolled his eyes and said, "There was no trap. Someone just deliberately messed up... The target is dead."

Gaara frowned and said, "You won't be able to collect the bounty if you don't have any items that can prove your identity."

I was immediately annoyed: "Who is causing trouble?!"

Neji looked up at the sky. He must have seen the other person a long time ago, but he didn't say anything.

Deidara landed in front of us on a big bird, his face gloomy, looking more annoyed than me: "So you're still alive and can talk? Huh?"

I was a little surprised: "Deidara? Why are you here?"

"What do you think?" He glared at me angrily, "Who hasn't contacted me yet? I thought you were dead! Hmm!"

Gaara stood beside me and said coldly, "Watch your attitude."

Neji stood calmly on my other side, "We are very busy and don't have time to waste on irrelevant people."

I noticed that Gaara and Neji's attitudes were not friendly, and I was suddenly worried that they would hurt Deidara's feelings.

Deidara was really angry and asked with a smile: "Am I an irrelevant person?! Huh!? Uchiha Asaru?"

I quickly comforted him: "I'm sorry! I thought you were busy too, so I didn't want to disturb you..."

Deidara shouted, "No matter how busy you are, you should at least take some time to spend time with me! Are you the kind of guy who will just ignore you after you've cheated someone?"

Ningji frowned and asked, "What did Chaolu lie to you about?"

Deidara spoke even louder, and sounded very aggrieved: "Those who play with other people's feelings will be punished!"

Gaara said dissatisfiedly: "Asaro would not do such a thing, are you here to cause trouble?"

Seeing that the two sides seemed to be about to fight, I quickly grabbed Gaara and Neji and said, "There must be some misunderstanding. Deidara and I will talk alone! You go back and wait for me first!"

I leaped towards Deidara's big bird. He was sitting on the back of the bird. When he saw me coming, he turned his face away angrily, but did not let the big bird fly away.

Only after I landed on the bird's back did he fly high into the sky.

I sat cross-legged in front of him and looked at him with some confusion: "What's wrong? Why are you so angry?"

"How dare you ask me? How long has it been since you contacted me?"

"Hmm...about two weeks?"

"Half a month! It's already been half a month! A month only has four weeks, and you ignored me for two weeks!? Do you think this is right, huh!?"

Seeing Deidara about to explode with anger, I hesitated and said, "Well... I'm sorry, my previous friends were all from the same village... Everyone was either always together or never together after defecting, so I'm not sure how to keep in touch with friends who are not together... But you've always been in my heart!"

"I asked you if you were sincere, and you said you were. People who lie need to swallow a thousand needles, huh!"

"Of course I mean it! I just don't know how to do it. What does Deidara want me to do? As long as you tell me, I will do it!"

Deidara was still angry and refused to look at me. I pulled his sleeve, grabbed his arm and shook it back and forth, saying, "I have no experience either, so please forgive me this time."

He barely glanced at me out of the corner of his eye and said, "Will you listen to me if I tell you?"

I nodded vigorously: "Of course! Because I value Deidara very much!"

"Then, we must meet at least once a month, and spend at least a week together each time we meet. When we are not together, we must write to each other at least once a day! I may be busy and cannot reply to you, but even if I don't reply to you, you still have to write to me anyway!"

"no problem!"

Deidara looked at me suspiciously: "Is it really okay?"

"Yes! I will definitely do it! Because it is more important to maintain a good relationship than to establish one!"

After listening to me, Deidara's anger finally subsided a little: "You'd better be like this! Yeah!"

"Then how do we calculate this month? We met two weeks ago..."

Deidara immediately exploded again: "I said at least once a month! At least! Why, don't you want to see me more often? Huh?"

"No, no, because I still have things to take care of - so are you going to stay with me for a week now?"

"Not with you. It's you and me. Let's be alone for a week. I don't want to be with those two subordinates next to you! Can't you see that they don't like me? I hate those two guys too--! It's not easy for me to get a vacation! Hmm!"

"Xiao still has a day off?"

"Time without tasks is free time! Do you agree or not?"

Seeing that I was hesitant, Deidara said angrily, "You just said you would do it! Are you really lying to me!?"

"Because there's work to be done - can I finish my work here first?"

"Isn't it just about arresting wanted criminals and collecting rewards? Can't I do the same?"

"Eh?"

"Wouldn't it be more efficient if you let your two subordinates form a team and you and I form a team?" Deidara stared at me coldly, his blue eyes turning gray-blue. "Or do you have another excuse and just don't want to be with me?"

I always feel that if I don't agree to him, Deidara will be very, very angry. Not only will it be impossible for us to continue to be friends, but he might even become my enemy who hates me.

I immediately held his hand and said, "No! It's settled! I'm really sorry, thank you for your help!"

"I always feel very unwilling--" However, I agreed to him, but Deidara was not happy. He narrowed his eyes and moved dangerously close to me: "I want to see you so much, want to be with you, but you seem to be able to leave at any time. Hey, Chaolu, if you can't like me as much as I like you, you might as well stay in my art forever... I will definitely blow you up, just like that guy just now, without a single bone left! Hmm!"

"So," I met his eyes and looked into his blue eyes curiously, "How much does Deidara like me?"

Deidara: "..."

His face suddenly turned red.

"I think... the effect of your pupil technique has been lifted."

"What, you finally don't like the Sharingan anymore?"

"I think Uchiha Itachi's Sharingan is just so-so, but I still think your Sharingan is very, very beautiful." He avoided my gaze, but finally looked at me: "Only you. Yeah."