Blow Me Away 6 (Deidara x Reader)

                                     Blow Me Away
                               Chapter 6: The Mission
                                        Jounin


“A secret mission?” you asked, taking the scroll Asahi had extended to you.  You unraveled it and read the contents, eyes narrowing. “What’s the meaning of this?”

He folded his arms. “Just as it says; we have to transport a highly dangerous weapon to the Hidden Leaf without alerting the Akatsuki.”

“A weapon?”

“Yep.”

“What is it?”

“Classified.”

“What’s it do?”

“Classified.”

“Who knows about it?”

“Classified.”

“Do you know about it?”

“Classified.”

You sighed. “Okay then… Why do we need to take it to the Hidden Leaf?”

“Both for safety purposes and alliance,” Asahi replied. “Safety both because we are aware of a spy, and because the Hidden Leaf has promised the weapon’s utmost protection. And alliance because we have a peace treaty with the Hidden Leaf that should continue to be strengthened.”

“Hmm,” you murmur, closing the scroll. “So why was I chosen? You haven’t let me go on a mission for two weeks.”

Asahi took the scroll back and placed it in his pocket. He avoided your eyes as he reached into the other and pulled out a slip of paper. He handed it to you.

The writing was small and hastily written, but you managed to pick out the kanji and the scribbled kana.

Definitely killing her. No cure. Sent samples to Hidden Leaf. No reply yet.

You closed your eyes. “I see.”

You handed it back to him and pulled out your kunai to return to the exercises you had been doing. Asahi’s gaze was boring into your back, making your throw off course. The knife landed a centimeter off its mark. You took out another.

“You understand,” he began, “why I wouldn’t let you partake in missions, don’t you?”

You grunted in response, throwing the kunai harder than before.

“It’s because you’re dying and there is nothing we can do.”

The next throw sank to its handled into the tree. “I know.”

“Sending you on a mission could be suicide,” he continued. “You could easily have a coughing
fit, and without the medicine Dr. Hanji gave you there is nothing to stop it.”

You threw again, forcing chakra into the kunai and watching as it cleared straight through the tree, the one behind it, and half into a third.

“If that were to happen it would not only jeopardize your life but also your teams’ and the mission.”

You went to pull the kunai out. “Yep, I know.”

He walked up beside you, snatching one kunai before you could. “And yet you’re still upset with me, despite the fact I’m trying to help you.”

“What makes you think I’m upset with you?” you asked innocently.

“You won’t speak with me, you refuse to train with me, and you haven’t told me a single thing about the mark,” he said, scowling. “And if that’s not evidence enough then maybe you want to explain the fact that you personally asked Onoki-sama if you could be relieved from my team?”

You paused trying to rip the second knife from the tree. The sting in his voice made you wince, and you lowered your hand. Asahi reached for it instead and yanked it out of the bark. He handed you the kunai and you stuck it back in your bag. You scratched the back of your neck.

“Hurting you wasn’t my intention,” you said, turning to look him in the eye. “But you were holding me back and locking me in an invisible casket. I know I’m dying – all the more reason for me to go on missions! I want to be useful before I die. I don’t want to be known as the useless shinobi who was only a burden to her team. I don’t want all the training I’ve done to never be used or to waste away  in a hospital bed waiting for the day my heart stops beating.”

“And that’s why I sent you on this mission.”

You blinked. “Huh?”

Asahi put a hand in his hair and sighed, face scrambled in thought. “I spoke to Onoki-sama about your bite, hoping he would know something, but that cranky old geezer was no use. But he said that it would be best to keep you from going on missions. At first I thought he was right; then it occurred to me that it would only serve to make you miserable. So I managed to talk him into allowing you to join this mission…”

You were genuinely surprised. Asahi looked so conflicted, as if he wasn’t sure he was making the right decision in letting you go. But after a moment of serious contemplation, he looked at you with a very solemn expression.

“I trust you and your judgment of yourself. If you feel that you will do fine on this mission, then go. But if you feel even the least bit worried over your current health, then I beg you stay in Iwagakure.” He stuffed his hands into his pockets. “I’m your teacher and it’s my job to watch over you. If anything should happen to you because of me… I’d never forgive myself.”

“Thank you, sensei,” you said, smiling. “I know I can do it. I won’t let you or anyone else down.”

His lips tugged up into a smile. “Be ready by first light. You will be with the scouting team, so make sure to bring proper equipment.”

“Hai!”