Kishimoto is the true awesomer than awesome spawner of the addictive naruto.

Thus I claim no ownership of Naruto

Ugh talk about hectic. Sorry for the long wait gets bludgeoned with a lobster owwies

I'd just like to thank some people; your comments keep me writing guys. Despite the current gap in chapter production '

No pairings have been decided yet if at all, but if you have a particular pairing please do say and I'll do a tally or something to decide. However I won't make it a sasusaku no offense but the early sakura made me hate the older sakura. Despite the fact she's nicer now, in a scary 'I love you but I like your pain more' manner.

I don't mind yaoi but I won't write anything hardcore if that's decided, because I don't know anything about that area and I'm not gonna try :p it will just sound amateur and slightly creepy.

I'm a complete noob, if there's a good way, I'd like to say thank you to all the people who have reviewed. I honestly didn't expect any xD I was writing to get the story line out of my head (that probably makes no sense) If this chapter is short for the amount of time it hasn't been up I can only apologize, It wasn't high in my list of to-dos that and I've been working in my part-time job like a giant clown was dancing at me...' please don't kill me…or take my cookies...take the clown. :3

Chapter 3- Slimy wells and Crumpled Papers.

"Okay Sasuke, try again" Fingers rapped on the smooth wood

Deep breaths, he's only a kid.

"Again" Patience pulled off, hallelujah. "Finally Sasuke! Un I was starting to think your chakra control was nonexistent"

"You don't tell me what to do! 'here animate this clay, oh but figure out how yourself!' stupid sensei." The small boy glared through his bangs at his 'annoying' sensei, still concentrating on his set task. Deidara just smirked at the raven prodigy and picked up his water, with a quick swig he set the bottle back down and lazily brought round his next task.

"Okay, un. You've completed 'moulding the chakra to animate' so we move onto the cooler stuff!" Yes… temptation is the best way to keep the kid loyal. "We, Sasuke-Chan are gonna' move you onto the blowing up bit!!" He waved his arms about to try and spur the rather stoic child to give him some reaction but another glare was just beamed at him from across the table. The little Raven opted for silence over excitement, knowing that his sensei had an unusual habit to get carried away. And when sensei got carried away art in its 'true' form rained down on its admirer. Sasuke had gradually gotten 

used to the odd tendencies over the past months but still felt uneasy when Deidara went on his artistic trips.

It was hard to believe he'd been there a year, but the more he stayed in his teacher company the quicker the days seemed to pass. He still missed his family and his home but what Deidara taught him was valuable and it would get him no where moping around for what he'd lost.

After he'd agreed to be Deidara's apprentice he had been dragged to get his outfit sorted. Being a seven year old, who was now classed as dead his clothing only had to suffice for training; and as it happened Deidara had found a good but simple short sleeved top and matching shorts. His shoes were fine and Deidara had plenty of spare weapons lying about so they didn't need to buy anything like that. But he was given a pair of silver goggles, which was very puzzling to the raven. After some badgering Deidara had later explained that some of the terrain they would be going through would be very volatile so he needed some protection for his eyes.

When Deidara had mumbled that statement anybody above the age of 7 would of immediately suspicious. However the little raven and his unstoppable mountain of trust were happy to follow his new teacher even if he used big words.

They'd then travelled for a little over 3 months before Deidara had picked the 'perfect' spot. The 'Spot' chosen of course was to be their base of operations, or so he told the small child trailing after him breathlessly. During the travels Sasuke had been set into his training, or as his teacher put it 'the path to artistic vision' and despite the little Uchiha's doubts about the eccentric blond he picked it up incredibly easily.

In the Uchiha compound he hadn't even learned a quarter as much as he did in the short stops across the countries they flitted through. But then again no one had bothered to teach him, and to be honest, why share the attention when the eldest is obviously what they wished for and more.

Once they reached the 'spot' Deidara had immediately used Sasuke's newly found knowledge to train him further what he had already knew, which, much to his disgust, was chakra.

From the past months he had learnt and mastered the leaf spin and the chakra to the foot training, and then even the water walking training, mostly to help him keep up with his sensei.

Soon during travelling the stops became less and less, until, finally they only stopped for necessities; the harsh regime was to help his stamina improve vastly for when he finally did get proper training, then there was at least a comfortable basis.

They were currently taking residence in a small forest on the outskirts of Iwa. And had been since they first found the sheltered area. Deidara setting up the base in an old unused temple. Not many came by the place, however Sasuke had the feeling they had more guests than his sensei led him to believe. The first hint of anything of the sort happened only a month after they're set up in the temple.

The little raven had been gathering clay for his sensei and upon arriving had found the temple bell to be twisting, that itself may not have been odd to a citizen or someone untrained in the ninja arts, 

but to Sasuke it was a sign someone had been sticking themselves to the bell. Why no one used the floors was a common thought that wandered into his mind, never the less it was a clue.

Sasuke sometimes wished he'd been born a Hyuuga instead. At least they could see through walls AND could activate it at an early stage. His sharingan had yet to develop and wouldn't do much good in catching the guests that flitted through the temple. Today however was apparently going to be lucky, as the boy had jogged back inside with the clay he actually bumped into their supposed house guest.

A tall menacing shadow loomed above him as he clattered to the floor, frantically trying to keep the clay from splattering across the old floorboards he had only scrubbed that morning. The man above just laughed humourlessly at the small body that was struggling to get back up.

With a slow unnerving grace the large man turned his sensei that had apparently seen all the collision. 'It was a pleasure Deidara-san, remember. It is to be as discreet as possible' the murmur barely reached Sasuke's ears but it rang through his head. But without a stutter in his step and with a swift twist the stranger of the trio strode out the door. "Well Sasu-chan, seen as you know the score, we'll get you started yeah!"

"Started sensei?"

"Yeah! Pronto un"

And slowly the realisation dawned upon him that perhaps not knowing the business about the place was probably far more comfortable than he had realised. With a slight anxiety he slipped into step with Deidara who was strolling to the back room. Quickly, he undid the seals that twisted angrily across the door and beckoned Sasuke in. "Here" He unrolled a piece of parchment and pointed harshly to a small town to the left of the Gousun River in North Iwa. "This is where we are going to hit yeah? It's a small town but it's the HQ of a group of criminals. The boss is beginning to become too influential and it's our job to make sure he doesn't fiddle in the nations politics any more…get my drift? Un"

An un-natural smile spread across the blondes face.

"The whole towns gonna be wiped off the map yeah."

Itachi crumpled up his fifth sheet of paper, tossing it viciously to the side. No matter what he wrote it seemed wrong. With a haph-hazard jerk he stumbled up from the chair weary and crossed the hall, slowly opening the door opposite his with delicacy, as if it was a sin to open it.

Washed colours stared back and toys still littered the floor. His mother still cleaned the room, adamant Sasuke would come home one day, the same child he was when he left. But she hadn't been right since he went. The medication calmed her but she was nothing of her former self.

Itachi's dead chuckle floated across the room. Uchiha's never had the best luck; he doubted such a thing would be possible, not in such a violent world. Now….

After so much planning, how could such a simple letter take so much time?

With that thought in mind the Eldest of the heirs padded as quietly as he entered, out. Trying to preserve what little they had left of his brother.

Numerous curses flew across Sasuke's mind, many aimed at the blonde idiot that claimed him as his sensei, who had thought that a test should not be a chore but a creative and thought-provoking path of development marking.

This was his lame ass excuse to get Sasuke to shed his first blood. This was the reason Sasuke was currently 'playing ninja' in a god-damn well.

A slimy hole that he was being lowered into by his chipper sensei who had casually told him that it would be stupid to take on a whole village head on. That instead, they should poison the only water supply the village had and THEN take on the ones that wouldn't get the hint and die.

Sasuke had a odd feeling Deidara was trying to help him find his 'Art,' He knew the lunatic was itching to blow the place up, all he had done since their issued mission was send Sasuke to the clay pit, which in Sasuke's time with him usually meant destruction was soon to follow.

"Sasuke, you finished down there?" hissed Deidara who had been watching for any trouble in the streets around.

"..yep" Sasuke had been finished pretty much as soon as he'd been lowered down. It was best to just let Deidara play it out as he wished.

"Good! We'll be back in 3 days yeah, plenty of time for the poison to take affect hmm" the littlest glanced wearily up at him as his feet touched solid ground again, waiting for the "Deidara's-super-cool-new-skill-speech"

"IN THAT TIME YOU WILL BE LEARNING….MY ART OF EXPLODING CREATION! YEAH"

Sasuke felt a little piece of his soul die at the sheer enthusiasm being aimed at his fragile being. But truth-be told he was happy that his Sensei at least waited till they left the town boundaries before trying to put 'The green beast' too shame.

Now I'm off to stare at some shiny posters that I wanna buy real bad 3 ciaossu!