Inevitable
Chapter 30

The winds of Konohawere heavy and damp; bringing chills and whispers of upcoming disaster.Something bad was about to happen, and everyone could feel it.

All shinobi andcivilians could feel the air tensing. They stared at each messenger bird thatflew by, afraid that one of those letters would seal the fate of the town.Tsunade was one of the more affected people though, being worried about herhome. She didn't know exactly what it was, but she knew something was off.

It was then that shegot the letter summoning her to a Kage meeting, and it was one that even hadthe Dorokage, the leader of Kusagakure, which was extremely rare.

"Shizune, getKakashi and Guy as quick as you can!" she ordered. The timid woman bowedand shuffled out of the room as fast as she could, leaving Tonton behind. Along ten minutes passed before she returned with the copy ninja and the easilyexcited taijutsu master. Tsunade spoke before they could even ask what washappening. "Shizune and Guy, both of you are coming with me to the land ofIron right away. Kakashi, you're going to be my replacement here, so take goodcare of Konoha."

And with that, threeof them were gone out the window (Tsunade had informed the ANBU of herintentions already so everything was set up) and they were soon out of thevillage and running at high speeds towards the snowy land of neutrality.

Those left behind inthe city slowly returned to their homes as the day was done and there was noneed to stay outside in the overwhelming atmosphere any longer.

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"Good. All thoseKage are gathering; it's our time to strike," Madara plotted.

The gathered criminalslooked at the masked man in shock and slight fear with the exception of Pain,Konan, Zetsu, and Orochimaru, who already knew he had a deep voice but had justthought that 'Tobi' just had split personalities or something.

"Wait, who are wefighting?" Amejisuto was in shock.

“I will be fighting at a Kage meeting in the land of iron. None ofyou will be going, other than Zetsu. I will attack them alone and try to make adeal," the old Uchiha replied. Itachi, Amejisuto and Deidara eyed the manlike he had grown a new head.

"Are you crazy,yeah?! We all may be exceptionally strong but we're no match for all the Kagetogether, let alone individually!" Deidara shouted.

"I will not befighting them the whole time. We have hostages from each of their villages;they will either hand over the jinchuriki to get back the powerful ninja fromproud and noble clans, or they will choose to participate in a war and risktheir deaths. We will not fight for long."

"Is that what we've been doing for the pastfew weeks, yeah? Why not capture the jinchuriki?"

"The remainingones too strong to go after with all ninja on alert. With a war, we will beable to reduce the populations, capture the beats and use their power todestroy the shinobi world and make a new one!" Madara laughed maniacally,making most remaining members nervous.

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Amejisuto and Itachiwere forced to join the rest in waiting as Madara and Zetsu went to the summit.Deidara was pacing out of nervousness and the Konoha duo were on the couch,their hands clenched together in fear and panic. How did things get out of handso quickly? There was no way that a war could be won, especially with fourmembers that were ready to fight, one being completely useless, and the other threemembers unwilling to participate.

Maybe now was a goodtime to try to escape…

Deidara glanced overas the couple looked at each other, sharing telepathic messages. The blondecould tell that they were more afraid than he was and would most likely try toget out of there.

He walked over and satwith them. "I know what you're thinking, and I think it would be best foryou to escape, yeah," he mumbled so the other members didn't hear him. Painand Konan left the room a while ago, but Kisame and Orochimaru were still inthe room having their own discussion.

The two Konoha ninjalooked at him in shock and disbelief. "We won't fall for yourtricks," Amejisuto spoke after a bit of hesitation.

"I swear on my C4bombs that I'm not lying," he assured them. "There will probably be awar and we should have no part in it. It's too much for us, yeah."

"What do yousuggest we do," Itachi glared, still suspicious.

"I want no partin the Akatsuki, let alone this war, but I can't go back to a village. I'llcause a distraction and try to take out as many members as I can while youescape, yeah."

"Are yousure?" Ameji asked, concerned for her friend.

"Positive, yeah.Let's do it tomorrow."

"Alright, we'lltrust you," Itachi said, nodding in agreement of the plan.

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"We have capturednoble clan members from each of your villages. If you want them back, hand overthe eight and nine-tailed jinchuriki," Madara glanced down at all the Kageand the people they brought to the summit. They were all glaring at him,wanting to attack again, though they knew from a few moments ago that he couldjust let all their attacks go through him, making the idea of them sendinglava, dust, sand, rocks, water and any other element flying at him.

"I will not handover Killer-Bee just to get Aika back," the Raikage growled.

"And even thoughwe love Itachi and Amejisuto dearly, we will not risk the destruction of the world,"the Hokage agreed.

"You Konoha ninjaalways want to seem like the nicest and most compassionate shinobivillage," the Tsuchikage hissed at the blonde.

"Well weare," she narrowed her eyes.

"Oh, but look athow many Akatsuki-nin you have. There's Orochimaru, Itachi Uchiha, AmejisutoIshi and apparently MADARA FRICKEN UCHIHA!" the short man pointedfuriously at the real Akatsuki leader who had already revealed his identity.

"Itachi and Amejisutoare hostages," she opposed.

"Enough arguinglike young children. We have a problem to face together," Gaara spokeironically, silencing the oldest of the Kage.

They both turned theirattention back to the evil Uchiha. "We will not hand over thejinchuriki," the pretty Mizukage announced with all other Kage agreeing.

"If you don't,your hostages will die and you will have started the fourth great ninjawar," Madara glared, not happy with the decisions of the shinobi leaders.

"So be it. Wewill defeat you so quickly that the war will only last a few minutes," theDorokage said, finalising their decision.

"I will be backwith my own army in a month," the Akatsuki hissed before disappearing withhis kamui.

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"We will be goingto war in thirty days," Pain reminded everyone. "Orochimaru, we willneed your knowledge of jutsu. Please come with us to see Madara." Therewas no point in calling him Tobi anymore. Once he got back, he shocked everyonewith his announcement of what happened at the summit and who he really was.

The snake-like manleft the room with the pierced man and the bluenette; the plant man was alreadymost likely with Madara in the usual place where the higher-ups met up anddiscussed things.

Only four ninjaremained in the main area; the hideout seemed so empty without the ancient wireman and the Jashinist. Deidara sat close to Amejisuto and Itachi, and theshark-like man was on the other side of the room, petting his sword creepily.

Kisame’s grin wasterrifying, as he was obviously excited to let loose. The recent missions hadgenerally been ‘no kill’ assignments, and he was ready to shred any opponentthat got in his way. His bloodthirstiness could be felt by the other three, whowere exchanging nervous glances.

“It’s now or never,”Deidara mouthed, taking a few deep breaths before standing up and passing theblue man, going down the same hall that Orochimaru, Pain and Konan haddisappeared in. He looked back at the brunette and her fiancé, giving a sadsmile and letting all of his emotions flood through his eyes. Fear of thefuture, regret of the things he’d done, and love for the woman he was doingthis for.

Her mesmerising violeteyes widened at the realisation, and she started to tear up. ‘I’m sorry.’

The blond noddedsharply to the raven, giving him the signal to get out of there. The older mangot up and pulled the girl with him as they left down the opposite hall,towards the back exit, though to Kisame it would look as if they were going totheir room. The brunette looked back once, locking her eyes with Deidara’s,thanking him, before running with Itachi.

“Hey Kisame, let’s goeavesdrop on the leaders, yeah,” he knew the man couldn’t resist as he jumpedup from the couch and followed him to the room.

‘Maybe in another life, Amejisuto,’ he took a deep breath and held his hand up tohis opened cloak. Kisame didn’t notice as he opened the mouth on his chest andfed it clay, letting chakra accumulate and focus on that area.

The shark man onlyrealised what was happening when the blonde became transparent.

“Oh fu-“

BWOOM! BOOSH! SSSHHHHBLAAMMMM!

The whole base shookas the explosions went off.

Itachi and Amejisutowatched from a safe distance on a large rock as the whole area turned white andexploded, sending strong winds to the surrounding area.

It was finished.

They could only praythat the prisoners that the Uchiha had found with his sharingan made it out ofthere, though it had been a half houror so since they’d released them.

“I can’t believe Ididn’t notice,” the raven mumbled. “It makes sense looking back though.”

“Notice what?”

“That Deidara was inlove with you.”

“Oh…” Tears gathered oncemore in the Ishi's eyes at her friend's sacrifice. "Deidara…" shemumbled, upset for the loss of the blonde and even of Kisame and Konan. She hadthought herself to be friends with them. Well, she had thought Tobi was herfriend too, but he was obviously just fooling everybody.

"We have to go,"Itachi smiled sadly, breaking her out of her thoughts. Ameji sighed and turnedaround, starting the long trek back home. They couldn’t run; Pain had stillkept their chakra amount halved when at the base. The man gently took her handin his, turning her in a different direction. “It’s this way.”

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