This is not going to be a good read for the squeamish, nor will those opposed to the yaoi persuasion find what they're looking for here. That said, this will end up being a yaoi story; SasuNaru to be more exact. I'm not sure anyone has tried to write Naruto as a gay terrorist before and I plan to have a lot of fun with it. Per usual, I don't own Naruto and all that good stuff, so don't sue me okay?

Far above the bustling streets of downtown Konoha, atop the highest building in the city, a lone figure kept watch, the spikes of his shoulder length blond hair rustling gently in the breeze. He brought a pair of tactical binoculars up to his deadened blue eyes and turned his gaze towards the city center, where a massive crowd had gathered to celebrate the election of their first female mayor.

Dr. Tsunade Senju was a beautiful woman with many accomplishments to her credit. The daughter of one of Konoha's political elite, she had been exposed to the public eye from an extremely early age. As she grew older and her talents blossomed, she began to make a name for herself; first as a community leader, then as a doctor, and more recently as an up-and-coming politician.

Her sweeping campaign platform had been labeled a ray of hope for the beleaguered capital city, which had long been scarred by rampant corruption and violence. The promise to stamp out the various crime syndicates and disreputable organizations that infested the city had resonated with voters just as her advisers predicted, but with such exposure inevitably came less…desirable attention.

The innocent citizens of Konoha had not been the only ones to take notice of the reformist candidate. Nor did everyone watching agree with her policies.

The man on the roof sighed and set the binoculars aside. It was almost time.

"Deidara, is everything in place?" he mouthed into the small communicator attached to his ear.

"Yeah, everything's ready to blow, Kyuu-chan. Just say the word!" Deidara's joyous voice crackled over the device.

Unconsciously, the blond scowled at the use of the horrid nickname, despite the affectionate tone that had accompanied it. After all, the infamous assassin Kyuubi had climbed all the way up to #9 on the World's Most Wanted Criminals listing and any association or reference to said name was bound to bring trouble. They could never be too careful in this line of work.

"You know better than to call me that, especially now when I need to concentrate," he chided his comrade halfheartedly. Deidara never listened to him anyway.

There was silence for a moment before the other man responded, "Sorry, sorry. Fine then, tell me whenever you're ready, Naruto."

The blond rolled up a sleeve and looked at the small, silver watch he was wearing, "It'll be only another few minutes. She's scheduled to start speaking exactly at five."

"Good, good! Seriously, you don't know how much this wait is killing me here!"

"I can only imagine," Naruto remarked sardonically and shut the device off. "Psychopath," he muttered in disgust.

He shifted his gaze once more, letting it come to rest on the ledge where he had mounted his custom-built, silenced sniper rifle; his Justice. The adrenaline had already begun to flow as he took up his position behind the high-powered scope.

Tsunade was standing behind the podium now and appeared to be quieting the cheering throngs of her supporters.

He brought the cross-hairs squarely onto her forehead and adjusted for wind, using all of the skills he had learned as a marksman to calculate the perfect shot.

Quick, clean, painless and most important of all, completely unpredictable.

In this lay his true power; the terror inspired from such a sudden attack. One well-placed bullet would create panic for weeks; a situation his employer found most appealing.

With Tsunade dead, so too would Konoha's last hopes for change crumble away into nothing. And to make sure the message was inescapably clear, Deidara had been sent along to wreak his own explosive brand of havoc among the populace.

Just one more minute; sixty seconds until the end…and the beginning.

The thought both excited and terrified him. However, now was not the time for such thoughts; he had a job to do and he would see it through regardless of any personal feelings.

He pulled the trigger without a moment's hesitation. Justice responded in kind.

A few seconds later Naruto watched through the scope as Tsunade halted abruptly mid-sentence, her eyes went wide as the bullet pierced her skull and lodged itself in her brain. She stumbled forward and groaned, then with a horrible lurch fell backwards onto the stage, blood beginning to pool around her head.

"Deidara."

"Yeah?"

"Do it."

—

"...and so it is with great pleasure that I accept this honor which you have bestowed upon me; to be your mayor and to do my utmost for the betterment of our fair city. I promise all of you here now, your trust is not misplaced, your hopes are not in vain. Today marks the beginning of a new, positive chapter in Konoha's history. Let us all welcome it tog-!"

Tsunade suddenly stumbled forward as time seemed to stop; her eyes scanned the crowd wildly before she convulsed and fell backwards, landing with a sickly thud.

For a moment there was dead silence. Then the confusion set in as the crowd wondered what had just happened; many of them were already showing signs of panic. Security officials seemed to burst from every corner of the rally as Tsunade was quickly surrounded by medical personnel.

The few bystanders close enough to see what had happened began to scream wildly, "She's been shot! The mayor's been shot!"

On hearing this, people began to scatter every which way, pushing and shoving desperately to escape the murder scene.

From the 20th floor of an office building a few blocks away, Deidara watched with glee as the rally turned to complete chaos. Any second now…

"Deidara."

Finally it was time. "Yeah?" he asked with barely-contained excitement.

"Do it."

A nightmarish smile spread across the man's thin lips; his time had come at last. He pulled a small remote from his pocket and played with it for a second, admiring it and the purpose it served. "But what's even more beautiful…" he chuckled, licking his lips.

He pressed the button and his laughter was drowned out by a gigantic explosion erupting from City Hall, annihilating everything and everyone in the vicinity.

Contract complete.

—

Back on the rooftop, Naruto grimaced as the massive explosion engulfed the city center, wiping out the entire area in an instant, along with most of the people who had attended the rally.

Even he, a world-famous professional assassin, couldn't help but stand in awe at the devastation done at the mere push of a button. And to think that it was all caused by a single man. This was a different sort of terror entirely—true insanity at its worst.

It sent chills down the blond's spine.

He turned on the communicator and started to speak, only to be greeted by Deidara's insane, inhuman laughter. The psychopath truly did enjoy his work, his 'art'.

"Let's go Deidara, we've got to get out of here and report back to HQ. I'll meet you at the rendezvous point."

More laughter.

Naruto tore off the communicator and crushed it with his boot. There was no time to worry about his partner; he could already hear the sirens blaring in the distance. It was time for him to disappear back into the shadows where he belonged...

I first had the idea for this story like two years ago and am just now getting around to messing with it haha. Hopefully it turns out alright.